Point Wilson, Victoria

Point Wilson, Victoria

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name = Point Wilson
state = vic



caption = Road towards Point Wilson
lga = City of Greater Geelong
postcode = 3212
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Point Wilson is a locality located on the northern shores of Corio Bay, Victoria. it is approximately 60 kilometres by road from Melbourne, and 25 kilometres by road from Geelong.

The locality is bounded by Pousties Road to the west, Princes Freeway to the north west, Little River to the north east, and Corio Bay to the south. Public access to the area is restricted due to the explosives facility located in the area.

Point Wilson is sparsely populated. Other nearby land uses include Avalon Airport, the Murtcaim WildlifeArea, Melbourne Water's Western Treatment Plant, a factory producing concrete railway sleepers, and the Cheetham Saltworks at Lara.

Environment

The Point Wilson area is environmentally sensitive. Coastal wetlands in the area are recognised as significant under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance [cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/commonwealth/vic.html#pointwilson|title=Commonwealth heritage places in Victoria|accessdate=2007-07-26] and are also important habitat for the endangered Orange-bellied Parrot that uses the coastal saltmarsh as a winter habitat. [cite web|url=http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/bareports.html|title=Birds Australia Report Series|accessdate=2007-07-26]

The area surrounding the jetty consists of saltmarshes, a low basalt bluff, and shelly ridges. The environment is considered in good condition due to the lack of human disturbance. [cite web|url=http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/portregn.nsf/pages/port_lf_sig_sites_wilson|title=DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - Point Wilson - Prograding Shell Ridges|accessdate=2007-07-26]

Explosives

Point Wilson has been used as a explosives magazine since 1962, when the facility was relocated from near Laverton. [cite web|url=http://www.railgeelong.com/locations.php?name=Laverton|title=Rail Geelong - Laverton Station|accessdate=2007-07-26] Owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, the Point Wilson Explosives Area is 326 hectares in size.

A 2,700 metre long steel and concrete jetty and wharf structure was constructed in the late 1950s for the importation of explosives. Four explosives storage and handling buildings were constructed in 1981. Commercial ships are used totransport ordnance and explosives from Europe and the United States to Australia, where they are offloaded at facilities including Point Wilson.

1994 saw the East Coast Armaments Complex proposal made by the Commonwealth of Australia, which involved the upgrade of the facility to handle the loading of explosives to naval ships. The proposal was deferred, [cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/pwc/ecac/ecacRep.pdf|title=REPORT relating to the proposed EAST COAST ARMAMENT COMPLEX POINT WILSON, VIC|accessdate=2007-07-26] although the facility continues to handle the import of explosives for the defence forces.

Chemicals

ICI proposed a chloralkali-based petrochemical complex for Point Wilson in the 1970s. [cite web|url=http://www.chemlink.com.au/vicchem.htm|title=Chemical Industry - Victoria|accessdate=2007-07-26] This proposal did not succeed.

The Victorian State Government in 1994 proposed that the Coode Island bulk liquid chemical storage facility be relocated to the adjacent Point Lillias. [cite web|url=http://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/066b640bb67634534a25620d002caa2b/ae11ea8e7b38cffa4a2561f10035f463!OpenDocument&Click=|title=TWO MAJOR PROJECTS - A BOOST FOR VICTORIA |accessdate=2007-07-26] The proposal was dropped in June 1997. [cite web|url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/15d0b322f8a71e104a2564ac000d26f8/4d71aebb42a1e21e4a2564c0007f12a8!OpenDocument&Click=|title=NO CHEMICAL STORAGE PROPOSAL FOR POINT LILLIAS|accessdate=2007-07-26]

Weather station

Point Wilson is the location of a Bureau of Meteorology weather station that opened in 1990. [cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_087166_SiteMap.shtml|title=Bureau of Meteorology site summary|accessdate=2007-07-26]

References

* [http://www.aius.org.au/oldsite/Brotherton1.htm Coode Island/Point Lillias: Case Study - Intergovernmental Resource (Miss)Management] "Peter D Brotherton, B Sc(Hons), Ph D, Dip Ed"
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/pwc/ecac/ecacRep.pdf REPORT relating to the proposed EAST COAST ARMAMENT COMPLEX POINT WILSON, VIC]

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